Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
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| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
| Starring | Sarah Natochenny Michelle Knotz Jamie Peacock Bill Rogers Ikue Otani Billy Beach Rodger Parsons |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan and U.S.) Viz Media (U.S. DVD only) The Pokemon Company (Japan/United States) |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 2006 (Japan) July 20, 2006 (South Korea) March 23, 2007 (USA, TV premiere) April 3, 2007 (USA, DVD) April 17, 2007 (Canada, DVD), [1] May 24, 2007 (UK, TV Premiere) February 6, 2008 (Australia, DVD) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | English Japanese |
| Preceded by | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2006) |
| Followed by | Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2008) |
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Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (劇場版ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi?, lit. “Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: The Pokémon Ranger and Prince of the Sea - Manaphy”) is the fourth Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation film, and the ninth Pokémon film overall. As indicated by the title, elements from the Nintendo DS game Pokémon Ranger play a large part. Cartoon Network aired the film on March 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. and after its premiere came a repeat at 9:30 p.m.[2]
Yuyama Kunihiko visited the ruins of Rome, the city of Naples and the island of Capri, all in Italy, to get ideas of the setting for the film.[3]
The film was the first film released in North America to include a Pikachu short, which is Pikachu's Island Adventure, since Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker.[4]
This was the first film to have the new Pokémon USA English voice cast since the rights of the show's acquisition from 4Kids Entertainment. It was the first full-length Pokémon film to ever be released in its original aspect ratio on Region 1 DVD.
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[edit] Plot
A mysterious egg is found by a group of pirates under the command of Phantom. A young Pokémon Ranger named Jack Walker grabs it and takes it to safety. Meanwhile, Ash, May, Max, and Brock are heading for the next town, and they meet the stars of a water show. Along the way, Jack Walker hides the egg inside the trailer, and May finds it. When Phantom strikes back, the egg hatches, and the egg hatches into Manaphy. The group find out that Phantom wants to be crowned King of the Sea, and is in need of Manaphy to reach the legendary Temple of the Sea to do so.
Ash and his friends team up with Jack and several other allies in order to return Manaphy to the Temple. They also must battle the Phantom and his dangerous crew.
[edit] Cast
| Character | Japanese voice | English voice |
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| Satoshi/Ash | Rika Matsumoto | Sarah Natochenny |
| Haruka/May | Kaori Suzuki | Michelle Knotz |
| Masato/Max | Kyoko Yamada | Jamie Peacock |
| Takeshi/Brock | Yuji Ueda | Bill Rogers |
| Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | Ikue Ōtani |
| Musashi/Jessie | Megumi Hayashibara | Michelle Knotz |
| Kojirou/James | Shinichiro Miki | Billy Beach |
| Nyarth/Meowth | Inuko Inuyama | Billy Beach |
| Jack Walker | Kōichi Yamadera | Rich McNanna |
| The Phantom | Hiroshi Fujioka | Eric Schussler |
| Hiromi/Lizabeth | Kaori Manabe | Emily Williams |
| Judy | Becky | Rhonda Krempa |
| Manaphy | Yuri Gagarin | Michelle Knotz |
| Narrator | Unshou Ishizuka | Rodger Parsons |
[edit] Box office performance
Box Office Performance
The general screening of Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy ran for 6 weeks, from July 15 to August 25, 2006.
- July 15 - 16, 2nd overall, 2nd domestic, 1st anime
- July 22 - 23, 3rd overall, 2nd domestic, 1st anime
- July 29 - 30, 4th overall, 3rd domestic, 2nd anime
- August 5 - 6, 5th overall, 4th domestic, 2nd anime
- August 12 - 13, 4th overall, 3rd domestic, 2nd anime
- August 19 - 20, 6th overall, 4th domestic, 2nd anime
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea to be released on DVD in Canada two weeks late. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea to air on Cartoon Network 11 days early. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ “Pokemon Renjaa to Umi no Ouji”. Retrieved on 2005-12-10.
- ^ Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea DVD: Box Art and Bonus!. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
[edit] External links
- Official Japanese Movie Website
- Anime News Network: Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ouji Manafi
- Pokemon.com's Manaphy Promotion Page
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